Tiger Woods mucked it up for everybody years ago when he went all Arnold Schwarzenegger in the gym.

Tiger pumped himself up to the point of extremes, all beefy in those red Nike golf shirts. It was a cool look until Tiger started to fall apart physically, like a broken-down Terminator.

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There’s been some compensatory twists over the last few years on the PGA tour. Pros seemed much more inclined to embrace the wonders of flexibility and massage over the heavy-metal clanging in the gym.

“Flexibility may be the single most important factor in making a successful golfer,” Men’s Health wrote a few years back. “A compact, powerful swing is defined by the x-factor — or the relationship of shoulder to hip rotation.”

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It’s something golf hacks like me should take to heart. My warmup usually includes a cup of coffee (no conversation with myself, wink-wink), hitting about 10 to 20 irons, and then trying to jack balls as far as I can on the range.

Perhaps that is why I am not very good.

So others please take note and do what the pros do.

With that philosophical shift in mind, the tour enlisted Massage Envy as an official sponsor in 2017. Justin Thomas, Henrik Stenson, Patrick Cantlay, among others, have become the company’s official ‘ambassadors’ promoting the benefits of stretching and massage.

There are now mobile and wellness trailers for available to players on every tour stop.

Another ambassador is Patrick Rodgers, an Indiana guy who now lives in Jupiter. Rodgers, who finished tied for seventh in the Arnold Palmer Invitational last year, was in town over the weekend plugging the product, if you will, for a meet-and-greet session at the PGA Tour Superstore in Altamonte Springs.

Conveniently enough, that’s next door to a Massage Envy location, where Rodgers popped in for a stretch.

I caught up with him right before the massage therapist did her thing.

We skipped the coffee in favor of the conversation. Next latte is on me, Patrick.

Describe the evolution of tying massaging and stretching into your prep work for tournaments?

The work with Massage Envy was a seamless partnership because it’s been important to everything I’ve done as a professional golfer. I grew up playing every sport and I consider myself an athlete much more than a golfer. I’ve always had a strong background in athletes and physical fitness.

I truly believed in that from an early age. I’ve tried to take that to heart not just as a professional but throughout my entire golf career. As a professional the way I support my family involves taking care of my body so working with a company that does just that is a no-brainer.

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How long have you been involved with them?

For about a year now, ever since they started with the tour. It’s been a seamless thing and added a lot to the lifestyle of a PGA tour player and it’s definitely enhanced the way I can take care of my body throughout the year.

Specifically what services are tailored to suit your body?

There are physical therapists and massage therapists who are there for you before your warm up before you play and a cool down after you play. It’s an incredibly vital part of my process and I think you’re starting to see that with countless players.

I try to view my body like a car engine. You need to be able to warm it up. You just can’t go from zero to 60 out of the garage. And you need to be able to cool it down. I know that I can’t go out and swing 125 miles an hour without a warm-up. I feel a massive, massive difference if I don’t get the added mobility and range of motion that I need before I play.

How long do you do that before you get on the course?

In the trailer, my warmup is much more important than it is on the range. When I walk out of there I have the mobility and range of motion to swing pretty free. Obviously, I’m going to start my golf warmup swinging wedges and work my way up to swinging longer clubs. I feel much more prepared after a 30-minute session of mobility work, whether it be my hip or my hamstrings or my t-spine or my shoulders, even things you might not even think of like your neck and your ankle. I rev up the engine that way. And that’s more important than hitting 20 or 30 balls before I hit the first tee.

Was that the traditional way you used to warm up?

Yes, but I’ve been fortunate to work with good people all my life. I’ve always had constant inspiration to treat my body like an athlete. So I’ve taken that to heart and I’ve always had a routine, and over time as I’ve learned more about my body, my tendencies have changed. I’ve altered that routine. But it’s always been a routine before I play golf. And it’s given me an advantage.

How long is the cool down?

That’s maybe just as important. The golf swing unfortunately is super-taxing on the body. It’s not a natural motion. It puts a lot of torque on your back. Obviously if you’re walking, you’re walking six or seven miles, so it creates quite the toll on the body. You have to make sure nothing has shut off due to compensation. Nothing has locked down. Creating that balance with the body over time to make sure not only can you play well for one day, but for four days in a row.

Have you had any physical issues over the years?

Knock on wood I’ve been pretty lucky. And I think it’s a testament to taking care of myself.

Is this becoming a standard practice or do you find some older guys resistant to change?

I would say golf in general is slow-moving. It’s a very traditional sport, so it probably lags behind some of the science and forward thinking that other sports have already adopted. But if you look at any athlete in any sport, the way they are taking care of their body, is incredible. The line is so fine now on the PGA tour. One shot can make a humongous difference over the course of a week. I think guys are searching for any advantage they can get.

And I don’t think there is a more important advantage than being healthy and having the physique and mobility to compete at a high level.

Did you and others learn something from the issues that Tiger had, because he bulked up quite a bit and that led to some problems?

I can’t speak about him specifically, but that’s the first thing you have to be careful about when you’re strength training is avoiding injury. The foundation of mobility and range of motion ensures you can strength train and push yourself in a safe environment.

I have to ask this: Has anyone recruited you as a ringer for miniature golf?